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The mechanical and thermal properties of clay powder filled recycled low density polyethylene (rLDPE) have been determined. The filler loadings considered were at 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt% and particle sizes of 90 and 425 µm. The incorporation of clay powder into rLDPE resulted in improvement of the tensile strength, tensile modulus, fatique, hardness, and impact strength of the composites. The results also show that the mechanical properties increase with increases in filler clay contents and decrease in particle sizes. The strain at break and shear strength were found to decrease with increases in clay loadings. The thermo-graphical analysis on the rLDPE/clay composite showed that increase in filler loading decreases the weight lost thereby enhancing the thermal stability of the rLDPE composite .
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Onuegbu, G.C., Onyedika, G.O., Ogwuegbu, M.O.C. (2019). Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Clay Filled Recycled Low Density Polyethylene. In: Ikhmayies, S., Li, J., Vieira, C., Margem (Deceased), J., de Oliveira Braga, F. (eds) Green Materials Engineering. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10383-5_2
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